Four characteristics of content individuals that do not relate to financial status, physical well-being, or romantic connections.

Four characteristics of content individuals that do not relate to financial status, physical well-being, or romantic connections.
Four characteristics of content individuals that do not relate to financial status, physical well-being, or romantic connections.

Facing challenges can make it difficult to feel satisfied with your life, but it's not impossible to overcome them.

According to René Mõttus, editor of the European Journal of Personality, it has been found that a person's overall satisfaction is more influenced by their personality traits than by their experiences.

According to Mõttus' article in Psychology Today, individuals with higher salaries, strong social connections, and good health report higher levels of life satisfaction compared to those with lower incomes, weak relationships, or poor health.

Mõttus stated that these factors are weaker than many people believe.

Certain traits are better indicators of a person's life satisfaction.

4 traits of highly satisfied people

People who have higher life satisfaction tend to be:

  1. Emotionally stable
  2. Conscientious
  3. Extroverted
  4. Agreeable

In 2020, a meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the link between the Big Five personality traits and life satisfaction, and the results showed a strong correlation between the two.

This year, researchers tested whether defining personality traits based on self-description and loved ones' descriptions would yield different results.

Mõttus wrote that besides the Big Five traits of emotional stability, extroversion, and conscientiousness, satisfied people were characterized by feeling understood, excited, and decisive, while less satisfied people tended to feel envious, bored, used, unable, and unrewarded.

Our life satisfaction is not determined by our life circumstances.

Improving emotional stability, being more aware of your choices, and cultivating other traits can lead to greater life satisfaction.

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